Native plants for front garden in Craighead County, Arkansas

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  • Narrowleaf Sunflower
    Helianthus angustifolius

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    (c) Sam Kieschnick, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Summer6.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 36 kinds of birds
  • Calico Aster
    Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    (c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    White, Summer, Fall3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 45 kinds of specialist bees
  • New Jersey Tea
    Ceanothus americanus

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    Becky Dill, CC0, Original photo

    White, Spring, Summer2.5 ft tall, 4 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 35 kinds of caterpillars
  • Sweet Goldenrod
    Solidago odora

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    (c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Summer, Fall3.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 36 kinds of specialist bees
  • Black-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia hirta

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Jun to Oct3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 25 kinds of specialist bees
  • Wild Geranium
    Geranium maculatum

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    (c) Melissa McMasters, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Spring, Summer1.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 11 kinds of birds
  • Bird's-foot Violet
    Viola pedata

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo

    Spring, Summer6 in tall, 6 in wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 8 kinds of birds
  • Swamp Rosemallow
    Hibiscus moscheutos

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    Andrew Cannizzaro, CC BY 2.0, Original photo

    Summer, Fall4 ft tall, 3.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 33 kinds of caterpillars
  • Cream Wild Indigo
    Baptisia bracteata

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    (c) Brian Finzel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Mar to Apr2 ft tall, 2 ft wideDry to average soil
    Its plant group hosts 22 kinds of caterpillars
  • Foxglove Beardtongue
    Penstemon digitalis

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    May to Jul3 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Wild Bergamot
    Monarda fistulosa

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    Hope Duckworth, CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Summer, Fall3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 4 kinds of specialist bees
  • Butterfly Milkweed
    Asclepias tuberosa

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Orange, May to Aug1.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 12 kinds of caterpillars
  • Lanceleaf Tickseed
    Coreopsis lanceolata

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    PK2Morgan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Apr to Jun2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 15 kinds of specialist bees
  • Eastern Flowering Spurge
    Euphorbia corollata

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    (c) Daughter Dad, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    White, Summer, Fall2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideDry to average soil
    Its plant group feeds 14 kinds of birds
  • Common Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Aug to Oct4 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideMoist to standing water soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 14 kinds of specialist bees
  • Purplehead Sneezeweed
    Helenium flexuosum

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    May to Aug2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideMoist to standing water soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 14 kinds of specialist bees
  • Gray's Sedge
    Carex grayi

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    May to Aug2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Bladder Sedge
    Carex intumescens

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, Cropped from the original photograph.

    Jun to Jul2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil
    Its plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Pennsylvania Sedge
    Carex pensylvanica

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    (c) Jude Kesl, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Spring5 in tall, 6 in wideDry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Maypops
    Passiflora incarnata

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    E.nielsen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Spring, Summer7 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Rattlesnake-master
    Eryngium yuccifolium

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    John Kees, CC0, Original photo

    Summer5 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Lyreleaf Sage
    Salvia lyrata

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    (c) geosesarma, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Spring1.5 ft tall, 10 in wideSomewhat dry to wet soil
    Its plant group hosts 10 kinds of caterpillars
  • Common Golden-Alexanders
    Zizia aurea

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    Kristi Zoebelein, CC0, Original photo

    Yellow, Spring, Summer1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Dwarf Larkspur
    Delphinium tricorne

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    ragbird, CC0, Original photo

    Mar to May2 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 10 kinds of caterpillars
  • Bushy Seedbox
    Ludwigia alternifolia

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    (c) Seig, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Summer, Fall2.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 4 kinds of birds
  • Wild Blue Phlox
    Phlox divaricata

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    Wilson44691, CC0, Original photo

    Apr to Jun10 in tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Downy Phlox
    Phlox pilosa

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    (c) botany08, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    May to Jul1.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Smooth Oxeye
    Heliopsis helianthoides

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Summer, Fall4.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 10 kinds of specialist bees
  • Cardinal-flower
    Lobelia cardinalis

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    Barnes, Dr. Thomas G., Public domain, Original photo

    Jul to Sep4.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Clustered Mountain-mint
    Pycnanthemum muticum

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    (c) Lee Ann Ratledge, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    3.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
  • Slender Mountain-mint
    Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    (c) Anne Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Jun to Aug3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • River Oats
    Chasmanthium latifolium

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Jun to Oct3.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Starry Campion
    Silene stellata

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    (c) laurawies, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    White, Jun to Aug2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 13 kinds of birds
  • Fire Pink
    Silene virginica

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    (c) Brandon McCracken, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Red, May to Jul1 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 13 kinds of birds
  • Virginia Spring-beauty
    Claytonia virginica

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    Kaldari, Public domain, Original photo

    Apr to Jun7 in tall, 7 in wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 13 kinds of birds
  • Virginia Sweetspire
    Itea virginica

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    Cathy DeWitt, CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    White, Apr to Jun6 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideMoist to standing water soil
    Listed for containers
  • Plantain-leaf Pussytoes
    Antennaria plantaginifolia

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    (c) jonsense, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Mar to May5 in tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 5 kinds of birds
  • Eastern Bluestar
    Amsonia tabernaemontana

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    (c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Blue, Apr to Apr2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Large-flowered Bellwort
    Uvularia grandiflora

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Apr to May2 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    (c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Jun to Nov2 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Sensitive Fern
    Onoclea sensibilis

    Recorded in Craighead County

    Photo credit

    Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    May to Jun1.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil